Jade Ewen to appear in #Hidden2015 exhibition - and so can you!

The former Sugababe and young carer shares her message for the network

5th December 2014

Ex Sugababe and pop star Jade Ewen was a young carer for both of her parents. Jade has been helping to raise awareness of young carers for years, and as part of this, will feature in the Young Carers in Focus photography exhibition Hidden, which takes place at the Oxo Gallery in London from the 10th - 23rd of February.

Your photo can feature in the exhibition too! Share a snap that represents a day in your life and upload it to the YCiF network, or share it via Twitter using #hidden2015. Find out more about the exhibition and how to submit your photo here.

Sunday, 14 December 2014

On the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Day Truce, during WW1, which inspired The Farm’s 1990 hit All Together Now, many of the UK’s biggest music stars have united as The Peace Collective, to re-record the song. The new track features a backing choir of schoolboy footballers from the Premier League and German Bundesliga. All profits from the release, will go to the British Red Cross and the Shorncliffe Trust. The Red Cross deployed more than 90,000 personnel to help the wounded and injured during WW1.

Saturday, 6 December 2014

"Celebrities flocked to diamond jeweller Vashi Dominguez’s party in Mayfair after the generous host gave away over £150,000 worth of diamond jewellery.
Jeweller Vashi Dominguez said: “I wanted to put on a party to thank all my celebrity fans of my jewellery and give them back a little something for all the support they have given me in the past year, it was the least that I could do, and it is nearly Christmas after all.
“I’m so happy to see how excited everyone was to select diamond jewellery from my collection, that in itself made it all worthwhile.”
One onlooker at the party said: “I’ve never seen a VIP room that was so packed, everyone was patiently waiting their turn to go and visit the gifting room and once inside it was worth the wait. There were trays of diamond jewellery that were worth a fortune and each celebrity was told to take their pick from the items on display.
“The party was held in the early evening and guests started arriving as soon as the doors opened at 6.30pm. It’s unusual for celebrity guests to arrive so early for an event but clearly they didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity.”
When they were inside waiting to go into the gifting suite, guests were treated to Mahiki and Coco Mojo cocktails and mingled in the bar."

Stars, and the Soccer AM team, re-record the hit song for British Red Cross and the Shorncliffe trust.

On the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Day Truce, during World War One, which inspired The Farm’s 1990 hit All Together Now, many of the UK’s biggest music stars have united as The Peace Collective, to re-record the song.

And the Soccer AM crew are proud to have taken part in the record as well!

The new track features a backing choir of schoolboy footballers from the Premier League and German Bundesliga. All profits from the release will go to the British Red Cross and the Shorncliffe Trust.

The new recording has been produced by Simon Britton, and executively produced by Suggs (Madness) – who produced The Farm’s original version – and Mick Jones (The Clash).

Peter Hooton, lead singer of The Farm, said: “I wrote All Together Now about the extraordinary events on Christmas Day 1914 when British and German troops took part in an unofficial truce, singing Christmas carols, exchanging gifts and even playing football.

"It was a spontaneous act of humanity that transcended the horrors and barbarity of World War One and is a story which still resonates 100 years on. It is a story of hope and peace which should be told over and over again. I'm so very proud that so many artistes from all styles of music and the football authorities have come together to promote peace and reconciliation this Christmas and raise funds for the brilliant work carried out by the British Red Cross and Shorncliffe Trust.”

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The Jade Ewen Story so far...

Jade Almarie Louise Ewen (born 24 January 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and member of the Sugababes. Ewen began her singing career in the girl group Trinity Stone signed to Sony BMG in 2005, but they disbanded in 2007 with no album released. In 2009, she represented the UK at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Diane Warren penned "It's My Time" after winning the UK national selection. She achieved 5th place, cementing her as the most successful British Eurovision act since 2002. She replaced Keisha Buchanan in the Sugababes in September 2009, while at the time still signed to Polydor Records.

Ewen was born and brought up in Plaistow, London, to a Jamaican mother, Carol and a Scottish-Sicilian father, Trevor. Trevor is blind and partially deaf, while Carol is partially blind. Ewen was a carer to both her parents and two younger siblings, Shereen and Kiel.She received a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School. As a student at Sylvia, she appeared in The Bill, Casualty and Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle.Ewen also won the part of Nala in The Lion King at the West End at the age of twelve. Ewen appeared in the children's dance DVD, entitled How To Dance. She also featured briefly in the video for pop rock band Busted's "What I Go to School For".

Between 2003 and 2004 she appeared in the Australian series Out There. In 2005, Ewen became a member of the girl group Trinity Stone which was signed to Sony BMG. The group disbanded in 2007. She later recorded with rapper Kwamé, who was impressed with her work on MySpace. She released a digital single, "Got You" in 2008 under Kwame's Make Noise label. Ewen co-wrote the song "A Little Bit" for the girl group Booty Luv and also "Let Me Be Me" for Jessica Mauboy. In early 2009, Ewen acted in the first episode of the series, Myths.

In January 2009, Ewen was approached and participated in the UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She was eventually selected to represent the UK with the song "It's My Time" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber who accompanied her on piano onstage. Ewen was signed with Polydor Records in February and began working on her debut album. In May Ewen finished in fifth place, the highest placing for the United Kingdom since 2002.

In September 2009, it was announced that Ewen had joined the Sugababes as the replacement for Keisha Buchanan.While her second single, "My Man" had been released in the same week, promotional activities for the single were cancelled. Although the single still managed to reach #35 in the charts. In an interview with the BBC, Ewen confirmed her commitment to the Sugababes as her main priority and that her solo album was put on hold. "About a Girl" later debuted at number eight in the UK. Sweet 7 was released in early 2010 after multiple delays from late 2009, and charted at #14 on the UK albums chart. In late 2010 Jade was revealed as the new face of Miss Ultimo lingerie, modelling the lingerie fashion lines Autumn/Winter collection for 2010.

A Brief History of The Sugababes

Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Guinness Book of World Records have named the Sugababes as the most successful female act of the 21st century with six UK number one singles and eighteen UK top ten hits.

Sugababes were formed in 1998 by founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. In 2001, after just one album and some initial success, Donaghy departed and the introduction of Range in the same year was met with the commercial success. The group survived a second line-up change in December 2005, when Buena left the band and was subsequently replaced by Berrabah. In September 2009, it was confirmed that after eleven years in the band, Buchanan was no longer part of the group and had been replaced by Jade Ewen.